James Bostwick, 81

Thursday

Jan 30, 2014 at 2:00 AM

POCASSET — James "Jim" Morgan Bostwick, 81, the son of William Gaylor and Kathryn Mae (Swope) Bostwick, passed away peacefully with family by his side at the Royal Megansett Nursing & Retirement Home on January 27 after a brief illness.

POCASSET — James "Jim" Morgan Bostwick, 81, the son of William Gaylor and Kathryn Mae (Swope) Bostwick, passed away peacefully with family by his side at the Royal Megansett Nursing & Retirement Home on January 27 after a brief illness.

Jim was born in Springfield, Ohio on December 22, 1932 and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where he attended Withrow High School and excelled at football, track, and baseball. He went on to attend The Ohio State University where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and participated in the Air Force ROTC program. He graduated with a Business Administration degree in 1954. After college, Jim entered the Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1974. He then moved to Needham where he began a second career with the U.S. Postal Service and later moved to Sandwich. While in the Postal Service, he worked at the South Boston Postal Annex, as well as the Needham, East Falmouth, and West Falmouth Post Offices. Jim was an avid Ohio State Buckeye Fan as well as a fan of the Bruins and Patriots and a voracious reader who also loved golfing, clamming and the company of his cats.

Jim was predeceased by his son, William Douglas Bostwick, and his beloved wife Jeanne. He is survived by his three children, Dr. Michael Bostwick and his wife Dr. Connie Williams of Rochester, MN, Gary Bostwick and his wife Kim of Falmouth, and Pamela Coakley and her husband Bruce of Pocasset. He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren, Hannah and Gabriel Bostwick, Colin and Evan Bostwick, and Jacob, Matthew, David, and Mark Coakley of Pocasset, as well as his former wife JoAnn Coleman of Falmouth.

The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful staff at Royal Megansett Nursing & Retirement Home for their kind and compassionate care during his final days.

Visiting hours will be Saturday, February 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 74 Algonquin/Route 151, Mashpee. A military funeral will follow at a later date at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka KS 66675 or People For Cats, P.O. Box 422, West Falmouth MA 02574.